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Patented Feb. 8,1916.

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ANDREW H. LOTT, 0F LOUIS, MISSOURI.

BRACELET.

To all whom it may concern:

This invention relates to a certain new and useful improvement inbracelets or wristornaments, the principal object of my presentinvention being to provide bracelet-links of simple and inexpensive formand construction, and of neat and pleasing appearance, which are adaptedto be threaded upon, and displayed attractively upon the wrist by meansof, a ribbon or' otherflexible band, and which are readily andconveniently attachable one to the other in forming the completedbracelet.

With the above and other objects in view, my present invention residesin certain novel features of form, construction, arrangement, andcombination of parts, all as will hereinafter be described and afterwardpointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, which shows my invention in preferred form,Figure 1 is an edge elevational view of a bracelet formed of orcomprising links embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofone of my new bracelet-links; Figs. 8 and 4 are, respectively, sideelevational and plan views of a pair of my new bracelet-links,illustrating the manner of attachably connecting the same together; Fig.5 is a perspective view of the wrist-fastening end-link of the bracelet;Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of a pair of links, illustrating themanner of attachably connecting the wrist-fastening end-link of thebracelet to, or detachably disengaging the same from, the oppositeend-link of the bracelet; and Fig. v7 is a perspective viewof my newbracelet-link in connection with, and threaded upon, a displaying ribbonor band.

Referring to said drawing, in which like reference characters refer tolike parts throughout the several views, my new bracelet comprises aplurality of hingedly connected links A. Each link A, which may beinexpensively stamped out of any suitable metal, comprises abody-portion 1 preferably rectangular in shape in plan view and of anysuitable thickness, and upon which,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Feb. 8, 1916.

Application filed. May 24, 1915. Serial No. 30,021.

as illustrated in Fig. 2, may appear any suitable or desirable design,monogram, or the like. Adjacent one end, body-portion l is transverselycut away intermediate its side edges toprovide a hinge-slot 2 and anend-bar or hinge-pintle 3. At its opposite end, body-portion 1 ispreferably integrally provided with a longitudinally projectingextension bent around upon itself to provide a hinge or attaching-hook4, hook 4 having a width slightly less than the width of "slot 2 andbeing of such diameter relatively to end-bar 3 as to neatly fit slot 2and hingedly engage with end-bar or pintle 3 of a second link A. Thedistance between the bill and shank of hook 4 being less than thethickness of body-portion 1 at said end-bar 3, body-portion 1, on-itsreverse face, is suitably transversely recessed or grooved, as at 6, inalinement with slot 2 and at one side bar 5 thereof, to facilitate readydetachable connection of two links A, as hereinafter more fullyappearing.

In use or operation, to detachably connect two links A together, onelink A is positioned approximately fiatwise relatively to, and parallelwith, a second link A, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, with theside-bar 5 of first link A fitting partially into engagement at itsgroove 6 with hook 4 of second link A. The first-link A being now movedsidewise toward the second link A, slot 2 of first link A is broughtinto registration with hook 4 of second link A. On swinging first link Ain a circle outwardly from second link A, as indicated by dotted linesin Fig. 3, hook 4 of second link A will operatively enter slot 2 andthus hingedly engage with end-bar 3 of first link A, the two links beingthereby detachably hingedly connected together. To cletachablydisconnect the two links, a reversal of the operation described is onlyrequired.

To display my new link A upon a ribbon or other flexible band, I providean additional link B illustrated in Fig. 7 This link B is alsopreferably rectangular in shape in plan View and of the same thicknessas link A. At its opposite ends, link B is transversely cut away toprovide slots a and end-bars 33 corresponding with the slot 2 andend-bar 3 of link A. On its opposite side faces, inv alinement with itsslots 2 2 link Bis similarly grooved 'or recessed, as at 6*,to'correspondingly fa ilitate the detachable e g g m nt of nk B ateither end thereof with the hook 4 of a link A. When in attachedrelation with the hook at of a link A, it will be clear that the freeslots in link A and in link B, when links A and B are so connected,provide passages through which a ribbon or other flexible band C may bereadily and conveniently threaded, as illustrated in Fig. 7, fordisplaying the link A attractively upon the wrist.

To fasten several links A in connected or bracelet-form upon the wrist,I provide a third link D illustrated clearly in Fig. 5 and which,similarly with link A, is provided at one end with a slot 2", ahingepintle or end-bar 3 and a recess or groove 6 on, its slot-side-bar5", whereby the link D may be correspondingly readily detachablyconnected with the hook 4 of a link A. At its opposite end, link D is,however, pro vided with a hook 7 having an elongated spring-bill 8,whereby link D, as illustrated in Fig. 6, may be easily releasablyengaged with the slot 2 of the opposite end-link A of the severalconnected links to convening-hook of reduced width to fit the hingeslotof and, thereby engage with a second link, the distance between the billand shank of said hook being less than the thickness of the end of saidbody-portion having 4said hinge slot, said bodyportion beingtransversely provided on one face with a groove in alinement with saidslot to slidably accommodate, as described, the sidewise detachablepivot-engagement with said end-bar of the attachinghook of a third link.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

ANDREW H. LOTT.

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Washington, D. G.

